Pro-Health International is being funded to carry out a 5-year project to support the achievement of Global Health Security, especially against infectious diseases.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Strategic Information Specialist
Location: Lagos State
Job Summary
- The SI Specialist will provide technical leadership to support the implementation of Strategic Information activities especially for PHIEC, the establishment of systematic processes for routine tracking and reporting, as well as the use of programmatic service statistics across all implementation sites.
- He/She will drive the maintenance of a sustainable, program-level database plan that includes supervision; management of service statistics, and quality assurance across all Implementation sites and links this up with national health and emergency operations management information Systems.
- Has an oversight of all SI activities and ensures they meet donor and project needs.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Population Studies, Public Health or Epidemiology required.
- Master's Degree in Social Sciences or Management/ Development studies preferably with a health focus is an advantage.
- A minimum of 5 years relevant monitoring and evaluation experience and also research and evaluation experience with USG/international organization funded project.
- Knowledge and experience in project-level or state/national-level SI system implementation for public health in developing countries Working knowledge of CDC indicators, data collection, collation, validation and reporting through CDC reporting platforms.
- Proficiency in the use and application of relevant software and Microsoft Office applications
Skills:
- Ability to analyze research and evaluation findings for the benefit of donors and public
- Ability to carry out qualitative and quantitative analysis of data for the benefit of donors and public
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage detail
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet deadlines
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Must be able to work under pressure and still be efficient
- Ability to travel at short notice
Application Closing Date
20th October, 2015
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to:
[email protected]